The name of the Clown does not appear in the _dramatis personæ_,
and only once in the text, Act ii. 4, where he is called Feste. All
the dainty songs of the play are put into his mouth. Feste was the
name of a distinguished musician and composer, probably a friend of
Shakspeare. We may even surmise that he set to music one or more of his
namesake's songs. There is no play which employs the element of music
so frequently, or that speaks of it in the tender terms which only a
lover of melody can use. It is admitted into the plot as a confidant
and adviser, and allowed to sway the moods of the characters.